846 Words Starting With REC
The prefix REC appears in 846 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 145 entries. Average word length: 10.2 letters.
R is a workhorse: run, read, right, real. The prefix re- (meaning again or back) makes R the king of repeated-action words: rebuild, rethink, redo, return.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with REC: RECONTEXTUALIZE (33 pts), RECOGNIZABILITY (32 pts), RECONCEPTUALIZE (30 pts), RECRYSTALLIZING (30 pts), RECOGNIZABLY (29 pts). The shortest is REC (3 letters) and the longest is RECALCITRANCIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in GOO.
Notable words: RECK — to be concerned about [v].; RECAP — (short for) recapitulate, to review by a brief summary [v].; RECALL — to call back [v].; RECALLS — to call back [v]. Browse words starting with BAY for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with REC?
RECONTEXTUALIZE scores 33 points. Runner-up: RECOGNIZABILITY at 32 points. See words ending in ETY for more high-value options.
How many words start with REC?
Our dictionary has 846 words that start with REC. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (145).
What is the shortest word that starts with REC?
REC at just 3 letters. It means: a recreation ground [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
REC
Four-Letter Words (2)
RECKRECS
Five-Letter Words (10)
RECAPRECCERECITRECKSRECONRECTARECTIRECTORECURRECUT
Six-Letter Words (38)
RECALLRECANERECANTRECAPSRECASTRECCESRECEDERECENTRECEPTRECESSRECHEWRECIPERECITERECITSRECKEDRECKONRECLADRECOALRECOATRECOCKRECODERECOILRECOINRECOMBRECONSRECOOKRECOPYRECORDRECORKRECOUPRECTALRECTORRECTOSRECTUMRECTUSRECURSRECUSERECUTS
Seven-Letter Words (61)
RECALLSRECANEDRECANESRECANTSRECARRYRECASTSRECEDEDRECEDESRECEIPTRECEIVERECENCYRECEPTSRECHARTRECHEATRECHECKRECHEWSRECHOSERECIPESRECITALRECITEDRECITERRECITESRECKINGRECKONSRECLADSRECLAIMRECLAMERECLASPRECLEANRECLINERECLUSERECOALSRECOATSRECOCKSRECODEDRECODESRECOILSRECOINSRECOLORRECOMBSRECOOKSRECORDSRECORKSRECOUNTRECOUPERECOUPSRECOVERRECRATERECROSSRECROWNRECRUITRECTIFYRECTORSRECTORYRECTRIXRECTUMSRECURVERECUSALRECUSEDRECUSESRECYCLE
Eight-Letter Words (87)
RECALLEDRECALLERRECAMIERRECANINGRECANTEDRECANTERRECAPPEDRECARPETRECEDINGRECEIPTSRECEIVEDRECEIVERRECEIVESRECEMENTRECENSORRECENTERRECENTLYRECEPTORRECESSEDRECESSESRECHANGERECHARGERECHARTSRECHEATSRECHECKSRECHEWEDRECHOOSERECHOSENRECIRCLERECISIONRECITALSRECITERSRECITINGRECKLESSRECKONEDRECKONERRECLAIMSRECLAMESRECLASPSRECLEANSRECLINEDRECLINERRECLINESRECLOTHERECLUSESRECOALEDRECOATEDRECOCKEDRECODIFYRECODINGRECOILEDRECOILERRECOINEDRECOLORSRECOMBEDRECOMMITRECONFERRECONNEDRECONVEYRECOOKEDRECOPIEDRECOPIESRECORDEDRECORDERRECORKEDRECOUNTSRECOUPEDRECOUPLERECOURSERECOVERSRECOVERYRECRATEDRECRATESRECREANTRECREATERECROWNSRECRUITSRECTALLYRECURREDRECURVEDRECURVESRECUSALSRECUSANTRECUSINGRECYCLEDRECYCLERRECYCLES
Nine-Letter Words (145)
RECALLERSRECALLINGRECAMIERSRECANTERSRECANTINGRECAPPINGRECAPTURERECARPETSRECARRIEDRECARRIESRECASTINGRECATALOGRECAUTIONRECEIPTEDRECEIPTORRECEIVERSRECEIVINGRECEMENTSRECENCIESRECENSIONRECENSORSRECENTESTRECEPTIONRECEPTIVERECEPTORSRECERTIFYRECESSINGRECESSIONRECESSIVERECHANGEDRECHANGESRECHANNELRECHARGEDRECHARGERRECHARGESRECHARTEDRECHARTERRECHAUFFERECHECKEDRECHERCHERECHEWINGRECHOOSESRECIPIENTRECIRCLEDRECIRCLESRECISIONSRECKONERSRECKONINGRECLADDEDRECLAIMEDRECLAIMERRECLASPEDRECLEANEDRECLINATERECLINERSRECLININGRECLOTHEDRECLOTHESRECLUSIONRECLUSIVERECOALINGRECOATINGRECOCKINGRECOGNISERECOGNIZERECOILERSRECOILINGRECOINAGERECOININGRECOLLECTRECOLOREDRECOMBINERECOMBINGRECOMMENDRECOMMITSRECOMPILERECOMPOSERECOMPUTERECONCILERECONDITERECONDUCTRECONFERSRECONFINERECONFIRMRECONNECTRECONNINGRECONQUERRECONSIGNRECONSOLERECONSULTRECONTACTRECONTOURRECONVENERECONVERTRECONVEYSRECONVICTRECOOKINGRECOPYINGRECORDERSRECORDING
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Ten-Letter Words (133)
RECALLABLERECANALIZERECAPPABLERECAPTUREDRECAPTURESRECARPETEDRECARRYINGRECATALOGSRECAUTIONSRECEIPTINGRECEIPTORSRECEIVABLERECEMENTEDRECENSIONSRECENSOREDRECENTNESSRECEPTACLERECEPTIONSRECESSIONSRECESSIVESRECHANGINGRECHANNELSRECHARGERSRECHARGINGRECHARTERSRECHARTINGRECHAUFFESRECHECKINGRECHOOSINGRECHRISTENRECIDIVISMRECIDIVISTRECIPIENTSRECIPROCALRECIRCLINGRECITALISTRECITATIONRECITATIVERECITATIVIRECITATIVORECKLESSLYRECKONINGSRECLADDINGRECLAIMERSRECLAIMINGRECLASPINGRECLASSIFYRECLEANINGRECLOSABLERECLOTHINGRECLUSIONSRECODIFIEDRECODIFIESRECOGNISEDRECOGNISESRECOGNIZEDRECOGNIZERRECOGNIZESRECOILLESSRECOINAGESRECOLLECTSRECOLONIZERECOLORINGRECOMBINEDRECOMBINESRECOMMENCERECOMMENDSRECOMPENSERECOMPILEDRECOMPILESRECOMPOSEDRECOMPOSESRECOMPUTEDRECOMPUTESRECONCEIVERECONCILEDRECONCILERRECONCILESRECONDENSERECONDUCTSRECONFINEDRECONFINESRECONFIRMSRECONNECTSRECONQUERSRECONQUESTRECONSIDERRECONSIGNSRECONSOLEDRECONSOLESRECONSULTSRECONTACTSRECONTOURSRECONVENEDRECONVENESRECONVERTSRECONVEYEDRECONVICTSRECONVINCERECORDABLE
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Eleven-Letter Words (109)
RECALCULATERECALIBRATERECANALIZEDRECANALIZESRECANTATIONRECAPTURINGRECARPETINGRECATALOGEDRECAUTIONEDRECEIVABLESRECEMENTINGRECENSORINGRECEPTACLESRECEPTIVELYRECEPTIVITYRECERTIFIEDRECERTIFIESRECESSIONALRECESSIVELYRECHALLENGERECHANNELEDRECHARTEREDRECHRISTENSRECIDIVISMSRECIDIVISTSRECIPROCALSRECIPROCATERECIPROCITYRECIRCULATERECITALISTSRECITATIONSRECITATIVESRECITATIVOSRECLAIMABLERECLAMATIONRECLUSIVELYRECODIFYINGRECOGNISINGRECOGNITIONRECOGNIZERSRECOGNIZINGRECOLLECTEDRECOLONIZEDRECOLONIZESRECOMBINANTRECOMBININGRECOMMENCEDRECOMMENCESRECOMMENDEDRECOMMENDERRECOMMITTALRECOMMITTEDRECOMPENSEDRECOMPENSESRECOMPILINGRECOMPOSINGRECOMPUTINGRECONCEIVEDRECONCEIVESRECONCILERSRECONCILINGRECONDENSEDRECONDENSESRECONDITELYRECONDITIONRECONDUCTEDRECONFERREDRECONFIGURERECONFININGRECONFIRMEDRECONNECTEDRECONNOITERRECONNOITRERECONQUEREDRECONQUESTSRECONSIDERSRECONSIGNEDRECONSOLINGRECONSTRUCTRECONSULTEDRECONTACTEDRECONTOUREDRECONVENINGRECONVERTEDRECONVEYINGRECONVICTEDRECONVINCEDRECONVINCESRECORDATIONRECOUPMENTSRECOVERABLERECREANCIESRECREATIONSRECRIMINATERECRUDESCEDRECRUDESCESRECRUITMENTRECTANGULARRECTIFIABLERECTILINEAR
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Twelve-Letter Words (95)
RECALCITRANTRECALCULATEDRECALCULATESRECALIBRATEDRECALIBRATESRECANALIZINGRECANTATIONSRECAPITALIZERECAPITULATERECATALOGINGRECAUTIONINGRECEIVERSHIPRECENTNESSESRECENTRIFUGERECEPTIONISTRECERTIFYINGRECESSIONALSRECESSIONARYRECHALLENGEDRECHALLENGESRECHANNELINGRECHANNELLEDRECHARGEABLERECHARTERINGRECHRISTENEDRECIDIVISTICRECIPROCALLYRECIPROCATEDRECIPROCATESRECIPROCATORRECIRCULATEDRECIRCULATESRECKLESSNESSRECLAMATIONSRECLASSIFIEDRECLASSIFIESRECOGNITIONSRECOGNIZABLERECOGNIZABLYRECOGNIZANCERECOLLECTINGRECOLLECTIONRECOLONIZINGRECOMBINANTSRECOMMENCINGRECOMMENDERSRECOMMENDINGRECOMMISSIONRECOMMITMENTRECOMMITTALSRECOMMITTINGRECOMPENSINGRECONCEIVINGRECONCEPTIONRECONCILABLERECONDENSINGRECONDITIONSRECONDUCTINGRECONFERRINGRECONFIGUREDRECONFIGURESRECONFIRMINGRECONNECTINGRECONNECTIONRECONNOITERSRECONNOITREDRECONNOITRESRECONQUERINGRECONSECRATERECONSIDEREDRECONSIGNINGRECONSTITUTERECONSTRUCTSRECONSULTINGRECONTACTINGRECONTOURINGRECONVERSIONRECONVERTINGRECONVEYANCERECONVICTINGRECONVICTIONRECONVINCINGRECORDATIONSRECREATIONALRECRIMINATEDRECRIMINATESRECRUDESCENTRECRUDESCINGRECRUITMENTSRECULTIVATEDRECULTIVATESRECUMBENCIESRECUPERATINGRECUPERATIONRECUPERATIVE
Thirteen-Letter Words (76)
RECALCITRANCERECALCITRANCYRECALCITRANTSRECALCULATINGRECALCULATIONRECALIBRATINGRECALIBRATIONRECALLABILITYRECAPITALIZEDRECAPITALIZESRECAPITULATEDRECAPITULATESRECEIVERSHIPSRECENTRIFUGEDRECENTRIFUGESRECEPTIONISTSRECEPTIVENESSRECEPTIVITIESRECESSIVENESSRECHALLENGINGRECHANNELLINGRECHOREOGRAPHRECHRISTENINGRECIPROCATINGRECIPROCATIONRECIPROCATIVERECIPROCATORSRECIPROCITIESRECIRCULATINGRECIRCULATIONRECLASSIFYINGRECLUSIVENESSRECOGNIZANCESRECOLLECTIONSRECOMBINATIONRECOMMENDABLERECOMMISSIONSRECOMMITMENTSRECOMPILATIONRECOMPOSITIONRECOMPUTATIONRECONCENTRATERECONCEPTIONSRECONCILEMENTRECONDITENESSRECONDITIONEDRECONFIGURINGRECONNECTIONSRECONNOITEREDRECONNOITRINGRECONSECRATEDRECONSECRATESRECONSIDERINGRECONSOLIDATERECONSTITUTEDRECONSTITUTESRECONSTRUCTEDRECONSTRUCTORRECONTAMINATERECONVERSIONSRECONVEYANCESRECONVICTIONSRECREATIONISTRECRIMINATINGRECRIMINATIONRECRIMINATIVERECRIMINATORYRECRUDESCENCERECRYSTALLIZERECTANGULARLYRECTIFICATIONRECTILINEARLYRECTITUDINOUSRECULTIVATINGRECUPERATIONSRECURSIVENESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (52)
RECALCITRANCESRECALCULATIONSRECALIBRATIONSRECANALIZATIONRECAPITALIZINGRECAPITULATINGRECAPITULATIONRECENTRIFUGINGRECHOREOGRAPHSRECIPROCATIONSRECIRCULATIONSRECKLESSNESSESRECODIFICATIONRECOLONIZATIONRECOMBINATIONSRECOMMENCEMENTRECOMMENDATIONRECOMMENDATORYRECOMMISSIONEDRECOMPILATIONSRECOMPOSITIONSRECOMPUTATIONSRECONCENTRATEDRECONCENTRATESRECONCILEMENTSRECONCILIATIONRECONCILIATORYRECONDITIONINGRECONFIRMATIONRECONNAISSANCERECONNOITERINGRECONSECRATINGRECONSECRATIONRECONSOLIDATEDRECONSOLIDATESRECONSTITUTINGRECONSTITUTIONRECONSTRUCTINGRECONSTRUCTIONRECONSTRUCTIVERECONSTRUCTORSRECONTAMINATEDRECONTAMINATESRECOVERABILITYRECREATIONISTSRECRIMINATIONSRECRUDESCENCESRECRYSTALLIZEDRECRYSTALLIZESRECTANGULARITYRECTIFIABILITYRECTIFICATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (37)
RECALCITRANCIESRECALLABILITIESRECANALIZATIONSRECAPITULATIONSRECEPTIVENESSESRECERTIFICATIONRECESSIVENESSESRECHOREOGRAPHEDRECHROMATOGRAPHRECLUSIVENESSESRECODIFICATIONSRECOGNIZABILITYRECOLONIZATIONSRECOMBINATIONALRECOMMENCEMENTSRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMISSIONINGRECONCENTRATINGRECONCENTRATIONRECONCEPTUALIZERECONCILABILITYRECONCILIATIONSRECONDITENESSESRECONFIGURATIONRECONFIRMATIONSRECONNAISSANCESRECONSECRATIONSRECONSIDERATIONRECONSOLIDATINGRECONSTITUTIONSRECONSTRUCTIBLERECONSTRUCTIONSRECONTAMINATINGRECONTAMINATIONRECONTEXTUALIZERECRYSTALLIZINGRECURSIVENESSES